iv been meaning to do this for a long time.
painting my wheels..
this is what my wheels looked like.

i wanted to leave the lip polished, and make the inside white.
i got this primer from bunnings TOP STUFF only $11 a can it so thin. normally primers are very thick in a can.
i needed 2 cans of primer and 2 cans of clear. and a can of degreaser

so then i got to cleaning the wheels the better you clean the better the primer will stick.i soked the wheels in degreaser and used a old tooth brush to clean them.

then i had to fix any chips and scratches

after i saned the bits.

you have to feather out the chips.
i then went over with sand paper the bits that were going to be painted.

then sprayed with wax and grease remover.
then i taped and put paper over it. and hit it with some paint..

iv put about 3 cotes of paint on them.
im just leting it "bake" in the sun and then i will put some clear on
as you might be abell to see the primer is very matt

And after a cote of clear..


and wile waiting for the clear to dry i found some plastic primer so thought i would spray the caps red like the car. so taped them up and..


3 cotes of clear latter...


and the center caps just paint ATM will clear later...


and 2 cotes of clear on the caps and now i will leave over night and put on tomorrow..

put the wheels on this morning and i think there pretty snazzy
the caps are the some red as the car (Rio red)


**** the rims get really dirty now but i love them..

nice work.. i like it very much...

p.s. where u get that tail light from??

BJ BRIAN

from ebay about 3 years ago $99

Yeh nice man and yeh i agree, luv ya taillights

hope there are more on ebay cos i want them!!!

BJ BRIAN

Very nice, cheers for that.

thay look wikked

i love white rims! makes anycar look good. super work there!

ok everyone i am doing this on sunday , wish me luck !!!!going all white though.

will post pics tuesday.

yea good job man personally i would of gone with black but white does look awsome! good idea keeping the outers polished it adds a kinda classy look, Good Job!

what paint did you use?

Looks really good, im going to do this with my wheels next weekend, except gunmetal grey.

it was not paint it was primer..

You did yours white, i want mine gunmetal grey/black

Edit: Ooohh i see, the primer is white. Can u get black/grey primer?

you can get black but have not seen grey but thats ok as you can put paint on top of primer...

not meaning to dig up an old(ish) thread, but can anyone tell me what productwas used to fill in the gutter damage and chips? (Looking to do this to a set of wheels I have lying around at home)

Bog... just regular old body filler... bog. just make sure you clean it properly and smooth it off..dont get lazy half way. prime it nice and even too. alot of the work is in the prep, not in the actual paint so take your time.

really, I would have thought there was more to it than bog!

I've got nothing but time, and I plan on refurbing these wheels and selling them, so I want them to look decent.

I painted up a set of 18's a while ago... I didnt even have alook on here for tips.. I jsut went balls deep to see what would happen.. and the bog worked a treat. you can buy metel mend putty... but that is too hard to neaten up once it cures.

bog did the trick for me... and my wheels were fucked before i started.

hvant had any heating problems with the paint
i did mine but with engine paint

Puzzle man, you drove past my shop today on parra rd, corner of Johnston St. I saw your car and thought "I want white wheels" so looked up on here how to paint mine, and your thread came up.. *x-files music*..

will be doing this also in the next couple of days. theres also a nice tut on youtube aswell.

i sold my car awile ago now